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Sunday, 26 September 2004
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Live Like You Were Dying
By Tim McGraw
see relatedHi all,While a lot of you know my story of finally, in desperation, having bariatric surgery, after trying everything else possible, and in spite of (supposedly being treated properly for thyroid disease), I continued to gain weight...I had to get on here and say Yippeee, since I got on the scales this am and am at the lowest weight I have been at in years!After the surgery in 1997, I had lost 135 lbs (starting weight 384.5) and got down to 249 lbs...then suddenly the weight loss stopped, no matter what I did to try to get it to budge...I worked out several times a week, no change...eat practically NO fat, no change...Then about November 2000, I started having all kinds of health problems that I was sure were related to my thyroid, including, I gained back 58 lbs (back up to 307) in approximately 6 months...but of course my doctor and the nurses at the er, where I went when I was having lots of thyroid symptoms, that made me conclude that I was getting ready to have a heart attack...told me that there was nothing wrong with my heart or my thyroid, because at 3.48 my tsh was "in the normal range", so I was perfectly normal...lolWell, I saw the nurses rolling their eyes at each other, which made me angry enough to decide that I had to get to bottom of all of it...the only thing they came up with was that my iron was extremely low...so I just needed to get over thinking that something was wrong and just "try harder"...well, I did try harder...I started searching for answers and found them...I then started trying to retrain my doctors, which went over like a lead balloon...lolSo then I started switching doctors, which helped, because each doctor seemed to get me a little better, but, still were pretty ignorant on thyroid disease...I started seeing my current doctor about 1 1/2 years ago and he has gradually upped my thyroid meds from approx. 3 grains of armour, to 8 grains armour and 12.5 - 25 mcg of cytomel (they leave it up to me and how I am feeling!)...in that 18 or so months, I have lost the 58 lbs I gained back...No ridiculous diet, no eating like an anorexic, no exercising 2-3 hours a day, like I used to, with no results! As I have felt better, I am doing more, so am probably burning more calories, but as far as my diet, there is nothing at all that I don't eat! If I want cheesecake, I don't have to eat artificial anything! I eat a small slice of (real) cheesecake!I have said many times, that I don't want to follow some ridiculous diet...I wanted to be fixed, so that for once in my life I could eat like normal people...I think I am there! I want to eat fruit, I want to add butter to my veggies and not watch everyone else at a birthday party, eat cake and ice cream, while I said no...only to either not lose or worse yet, to go without all the things I love and gain!My weight this am was 248.5, so is lower than my lowest, after the surgery!For the most part, I eat a healthy diet...I eat lots of leaner, but not fat free meat, lowered fat, but not fat free dairy (I used to drink fat free milk, but have gone to 2 %), watch trans fats, but eat fatty fish, nuts, butter and olive oil, lots of salads and veggies, lots of fruit...and if I want chocolate, I have a little bit of chocolate, if I want a chocolate chip cookie, I have a chocolate chip cookie or 2, I eat all the "forbidden" foods in moderation...I watch my carbs, if I eat bread, it is the higher in fiber bread, not low carb...the ones I have tasted, made me think, if that was all I could have, I might as well just get 2 sponges off of my kitchen counter to use as bread!When I want rice, I eat rice, when I want pasta, I eat pasta, but these higher glycemic foods, I eat small portions and balance them out with lots of protein and veggies...I also eat the brown rice instead of white, whole grain bread, instead of the carmel colored (supposedly healthy) wheat bread...the perfection outlet here in town has one called honey crunchy oat that is to die for...lol...is nutty, a little sweet and wonderful!We just had pictures taken at the school (I work at my kids school in the after-school daycare program), so as soon as we get them back, I will post a new one...I also keep saying that I am gonna get out the clothes I had on in my "before surgery" pics, and have new pics taken, and I will...I figure having the same clothes on, will really show the differences, more than another outfit...but I also want to have pics taken in clothes that fit me! I bought my first "real" (no elastic waist) jeans in years, last winter and just recently bought new ones 2 sizes smaller! Still far from perfection, but definitely getting closer...lolOne thing that gets me about having things finally strightened out, I don't have all the allergies to things that I had before...I gave up wearing make up, because even the most gentle ones caused me problems, especially with my eyes, and now I can wear just about anything with no problem! I am gradully trying lots of things, that I had considered myself allergic to, for years and am ok with everything I have tried...I doubt I will try taking sulfa drugs again though, after the severe allergic reaction that I had to that! lolFinally being able to lose, really helps in the motivation department...when you know depriving yourself is going to work, it is much easier to do!My best advice, is get a good doctor and get your numbers where they need to be for you and some fats are good for you...make sure you get enough of them and get rid of refined carbs substitute as much as possible and substitute whole grains...and stay away from artificial sweetners as much as possible...they cause more problems than they are worth...I wouldn't endorse any of them and don't go out of my way to use any of them...Hugs, Bee384.5 (6/1997)--249 (6/1998)--307 (5/2001)--248.5 (9/2004)
Bee Fuddled ~ Founding Member/Owner of American Thyroid Patients ~ ~ Indiana Thyroid Support ~ Founder/Owner ThyroidFitness~IN Groups http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ThyroidFitness/
Saturday, 19 June 2004
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- Save a Horse (ride a cowboy)
Currently Playing
Horse of a Different Color
By Big & Rich
see relatedWell, it has been over a month since I posted! Just got busy...kids playing baseball...school is out, so I am off for the summer...
I am in the process of sorting out my house...with being so exhausted and sick so much of the time with this disease, I spent a lot of years just doing ONLY what had to be done, so things have gotten totally out of hand...
It is easier when you don't feel good to be on here and post articles than get up and do things when I am in so much pain...my left heel has really been bothering mr.,.. don't know if it is the meds change or what,... but it feels as if my heel is bruised or something...then when I limp on hte left heel, it put extra stress on my right knee, so I am limping all over...but not having to go to work has helped, because I am not on my feet as much...
I worked at the church office yesterday...I had never done that before... all of the staff was on a trip for a seminar on music for the church...I was only there for the afternoon...since I have never done it before, I was mainly there to answer the phones...there was a list of things that we could work on if we wanted, but everything on the list was already done...so I read some, played solitaire & freecell on the puter, and answer a very few phone calls, got the mail, talked to the principal about next years latchkey program (my job
)...only a couple people came to the office, so all in all, it was a very slow day...I am feeling better as far as tiredness and energy than I have in years...just wish all the aches and pains would go away...my weight is slowly (oh so slowly
) going down...but at least after years of being thrilled if I didn't gain, I have to be thrilled...
<<<ok...pleased...lolWell, I have a program that I am downloading, so I need to close a lot of windows...so i will catch you all on the trip back through...lol
Hugs & kises, Bee
Wednesday, 12 May 2004
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Ok, so I was wrong about the menopause...lol had been about 3-4 moinths and all of a sudden Uncle Tom and Auntie Flow showed up with all their baggage about a week ago...
I do figure that I am definitely tapering off though...been a busy week...a track meet, 3 ballgames and Saturday is the boys concert...
I forgot, when I was writing about my favorite things, that another of my favorite things are cute snowmen...especially cute ones in snow globes...lol...I have a lot of Christmas decorations with snowmen on them...my boys have always loved snowmen on stuff too and building them...
My knees are doing better...my mom told me about a product that Paul Harvey hawks that is great for joints... she let me try hers to see what I thought so I could decide whether to buy it or not...it worked great! and was on sale at Meijer when I went to get some... it is called Joint Ritis...regular price was 13.99 and it was on sale for 9.98...I bought a few of them...I get the aches and pains often enough that I figured I better buy extra while on sale...not perfect...I am not healed, but for several hours after using it, the pain was so much more manageable... funny how after being in constant pain for so many years, we can now distinguish between tolerable pain and intolerable pain...would be so nice to have a completely pain free day... just one here and there... seems like the pain and stiffness moves from one place to another, but mostly my knees feet and heels...I have been having some stiff shoulder action going on too...not fun...
Gotta get ready for work...Hugs & kisses, Bee
Sunday, 09 May 2004
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Happy Mothers Day!
Went out to lunch after church...the place we went is one of the best oriental places in town...we went because they used to have a buffet on Sundays at lunch time... well they quit doing that a while back...I was looking for having a little taste of all of my favorites...
Instead, I had general Tso's chicken...mmmmm...kind of spicy hot and between that and the hot/sour soup, my sinuses got a good clearing out...lol also, had to get an order of crab rangoon...I mean, this is heaven in a wrapper...lol dipped in sweet sour apple/plum sauce...
Money has been on the tight side, so I got cards as gifts from dan and the boys...Isaac gave me a tootsie roll, too...lol...not low carb, but who gives a flying ph***!
I have been not doing as much with my groups lately... getting really tired of people expecting too much... I mean they join an on-line group and have a life...they go to work, they have a family, yet they expect me and others who have a group, to be there 24/7, when ever they need us, yet, they are never there when we need them...i mean,part of opening a group was to have people there when I need them too...and when they are gone for weeks and then show up expecting everyone to snap to and give them their full attention, it gets old...I never mind being there to support peole, but the ones who are overly needy and never there for anyone else, get on my nerves...
The pic is a cutie that I got in an email a while back...reminds me of my boys every time the diaper got changed...lol
Well, off of here...Hope all youi mother's had a good day! Hugs & kisses, Bee
Beefuddled
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- Name: Bee
- Country: United States
- State: Indiana
- Metro: Fort Wayne
- Birthday: 10/10/1905
- Gender: Female
- Member Since: 4/24/2004
